Double-well atom trap for fluorescence detection at the Heisenberg limit
We experimentally demonstrate an atom number detector capable of simultaneous detection of two mesoscopic ensembles with single-atom resolution. Such a sensitivity is a prerequisite for quantum metrology at a precision approaching the Heisenberg limit. Our system is based on fluorescence detection o...
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| Format: | Article (Journal) |
| Language: | English |
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26 January 2015
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Physical review. A, Atomic, molecular, and optical physics
Year: 2015, Volume: 91, Issue: 1 |
| ISSN: | 1094-1622 |
| DOI: | 10.1103/PhysRevA.91.013412 |
| Online Access: | Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.91.013412 Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevA.91.013412 
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| Author Notes: | Ion Stroescu, David B. Hume, and Markus K. Oberthaler |
| Summary: | We experimentally demonstrate an atom number detector capable of simultaneous detection of two mesoscopic ensembles with single-atom resolution. Such a sensitivity is a prerequisite for quantum metrology at a precision approaching the Heisenberg limit. Our system is based on fluorescence detection of atoms in a hybrid trap in which a dipole barrier divides a magneto-optical trap into two separated wells. We introduce a noise model describing the various sources contributing to the measurement error and report a limit of up to 500 atoms for single-atom resolution in the atom number difference. |
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| Physical Description: | Online Resource |
| ISSN: | 1094-1622 |
| DOI: | 10.1103/PhysRevA.91.013412 |